Subversive Jewelry recently showed their Fall 2008 collection at Ciprianis uptown. This year, Justin Giunta, the designer for Subversive, earned an Ecco Domani award, the first time this award has been given to an accessories company, and also designed a collection for Target. For the Fall 08 collection his work moved beyond ready to wear into the realm of couture. The pieces, therefore, are more labor intensive and aesthetically daring, but, oddly enough, not any less wearable. The Fall 08 collection includes creations with intricate beading, exotic feathers, and gold details. They were inspired by Guinta's study of armor, resulting in necklaces that became chest plates as substantional as any garment shown this Fall 08. To buy a creation from Subversive jewelry, from Fall 08 in particular, would be to add something very special and unique to your wardrobe. Indeed, these are things you treasure and collect. To learn more about Subversive Jewelry, check out our pre-Fashion Week studio interview, exclusive Coutorture photo shoot 'Subversive', and our write up of the Target collection. For today's exclusive Coutorture editorial, we've captured the excitement at the Subversive Fall 08 show.

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We're backstage at Lyell right now at the National Arts Club in Gramercy. It's a beautiful old building with creaky wooden floors and haunting portraits of people that are not fashion designers or journalists. The models are stuffing their faces with pizza, as any good Lyell girl would, while the rest of the crew lines up the Ferragamo's and loiters around the stereo. This year, Lyell designer, Emma Fletcher, won an Ecco Domani award. Her designs are willowy and delicate, the kind of pieces that compliment starched trousers, porkpie hats, and wingtips.

We just popped into the Wayne A/W 08 presentation downtown where the breezy collection really lifted our spirits. On a rainy day the 1940's aviation themed collection made us wish we were high above the clouds. Looks like Wayne's got quite a following as it was full of young, pretty things, throwing back the booze. While the girls slowly moved across four platforms, a man sat in the corner playing harmonica and singing in a very lonesome, Steinbeck sort of way. Our video, and photos from the collection, coming to you shortly.